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kalypso123
08-10-2009, 10:59 AM
who made it first?

or I should say.. who designed it first? I know it started as an idea on someone's drafting table... in a small prefecture in japan...
Bushido
08-10-2009, 11:24 AM
it's not an especially original design... 5 spoke wheels have been around forever.

I think it was designed around 2000.

heres a shirt of the history of ssr wheel design:
SSR Limited Edition T-Shirt - SSR Timeline (http://www.more-japan.com/product.php?productid=18846&cat=248&page=1)
http://www.more-japan.com/files/d_3880.jpg


also, the Garson Deep Racing looks almost identical to the sp1's... not sure which came first though.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj201/xdumbxguyx/DSC00311.jpg?t=1249924307
S-Nation S13
08-10-2009, 11:35 AM
so is it safe to say that the garsons are knock off of the sp1 btw they look pretty legit in my eyes
DMaxUSA
08-10-2009, 11:45 AM
I believe Work Meister came out first, then SSR SP1.
kalypso123
08-10-2009, 12:25 PM
Thank you D.

ill keep looking
C-unit
08-10-2009, 12:26 PM
Garson's are made by SSR so they are not knock off of the SP1.
1CLNS14
08-10-2009, 01:29 PM
God or the dos xx man.
fliprayzin240sx
08-11-2009, 10:27 AM
Honestly...who cares when you cant afford neither set...












J/K
T_wei
08-11-2009, 12:46 PM
Honestly...who cares when you cant afford neither set...












J/K

Sp1 ones aren't that expensive...
you can get a whole set for $2k they are like 560 a piece MSRP

SSR Wheels - SSR Professor SP-1 (http://www.ssr-wheels.com/wheels/sp1_17181920.asp)
Dousan_PG
08-11-2009, 12:58 PM
HahaHAHAHaha
why does it matter? School report
I like meisters more face lip offset etc choices
Matej
08-11-2009, 01:01 PM
The first set was forged atop mount Olympus by Haruguchi in 61 B.C.
zaneithan
08-11-2009, 01:02 PM
garsons are different in that they dont have a stepped lip and like dousan said, i think you can pretty much choose your offset with meisters... with the sp1's when i ordered there were set offsets, not sure if you can make custom offsets and for 2 18's and 2 17's it was like 2200 shipped... man i miss aspec logan :(
HyperTek
08-11-2009, 01:21 PM
just get the rotas bro!
aoiken3
08-11-2009, 01:27 PM
just get the rotas bro!

hahahha -1 for being poor jk
Quail
08-11-2009, 02:20 PM
I don't particularly like Garsons, they look a lot chunkier/heavier than sp1s/meisters. SP1s look more refined (with the recessed bolts), but I like meisters for their aggressiveness. I am biased though :D
3AM
08-11-2009, 06:14 PM
what ive heard is that work came up with it first. then speedstar (SSR) made a "version" of it for cheaper. basically similar but not exactly the same. may or may not be true.

here are some observations

ssr sp1 vs work meister
http://www.fullfunction.net/images/T/ssrprofessorsp1.jpghttp://www.speedstar.com/images/promo/workspromo/meister_3pc.jpg


also check out other speedstars for a laugh

SSR gt2 vs Nismo LMGT
http://brakeoffice.com/home/images/stories/menu/wheels/SSR/ssr_gt2_gold_ci3_l.jpghttp://www.mossyperformance.com/ProdImages/nismo_lmgt4_silver.jpg

SSR d5r vs volk GT-C
http://need4speedmotors.com/ProductImages/speedstarwheels/ss_wheel_d5r_big.jpghttp://www.wheeldb.com/images/volk_gt-c1.jpg

SSRcomp vs advan RG
http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/ssr/swap/ssr_competition_ci3_l.jpghttp://www.ohioscions.com/rim_data/rims_orig/advan/advan_rg.png

dont get me wrong I love speed stars. they make good strong wheels. but wow.


rota probably just changed the design enough so they havent been sued yet.